Education
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Los Angeles school superintendent resigns amid federal investigation
The FBI raided former superintendent Alberto Carvalho's home and district office on Feb. 25, and remains under investigation.
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Feds plan for student loan interest rates could cost taxpayers
Federal student loan borrowers enrolled in automatic payments will be eligible for a 1% interest rate reduction beginning July 1.
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New Texas dashboard shows nearly 16,000 misconduct reports filed against teachers
New state law allows independent school districts or open-enrollment charter schools to be sued for employees who commit sexual misconduct.
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Education Department says it will cut student loan interest rates for borrowers in repayment plan
The department said borrowers who are already enrolled in an auto repayment plan do not need to take any further action and will automatically see their interest rates lowered by one percent beginning July 1.
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Education Sec McMahon announces HHS partnership to improve services for students with disabilities
McMahon says the collaboration will better inform services for students with disabilities.
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Education Department grants Indiana ‘Returning Education to the States’ waiver
Indiana is the third state to be approved for a waiver to cut federal bureaucracy, after Iowa and Louisiana.
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Female wrestler sues school district, Washington state over alleged assault by male competitor
Washington is among several states continuing to allow males who identify as female to compete against girls.
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Feds accuse UCLA of refusing to protect Jewish students from antisemitic ‘mob’
The complaint focuses on the months after the Oct. 7 attacks and into 2024.
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Ohio State University announces $100 million settlement in sexual assault cases
An independent investigation found Strauss sexually abused at least 177 male athletes and other students from the 1978 to 1998 and that coaches and administrators knew about it and failed to stop him.
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Harvard caps number of A’s professors give to undergrads, amid controversy over 'grade inflation'
Almost all universities face grade inflation; Harvard faculty decide to push back.
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College faculty study shows campaign donations skew far to the left
Study attempts to more accurately assess a faculty member’s political ideology through culling campaign contributions, instead of merely finding a member’s political affiliation.
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Watchdog groups file complaint alleging charter school grants favoring minorities are discriminatory
The complaint centers on policies that tie charter school grant eligibility to a 65% "minority or disadvantaged" enrollment threshold, which the groups describe as a "racial quota."
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School choice Yass Prize awards continue, $20M worth of grants awarded nationwide
A deadline for a $1 million Yass Prize school choice award is approaching June 1.